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line sweep [2 records]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

line sweep: The horizontal to-and-fro movement of the spot at the line frequency.

DEF

horizontal sweep: Movement of the electron beam from left to right across the screen or the scene being televised.

CONT

Horizontal scanning. This linear rise of current in the horizontal deflection coils deflects the beam across the screen with a continuous, uniform motion for the trace from left to right.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Mouvement de va-et-vient d'un spot analyseur ou synthétiseur parallèlement aux lignes et à la fréquence de ligne.

CONT

Le balayage de ligne, ou horizontal, est le mouvement de va-et-vient parallèlement aux lignes, à la fréquence des lignes, et le balayage de trame, ou vertical, est le mouvement de va-et-vient perpendiculairement aux lignes, à la fréquence des trames, permettant le retour du point au début du balayage d'une image.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
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Record 2 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The horizontal to-and-fro movement of the spot at the line frequency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
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